House on Fire

The calling of God that is commanded for all believers is to have a heart for the nations. This includes those who live next to us, those in our state, country, and those all over the world. Our desire at Bethel is to mobilize all of our church body into all of these spaces; to […]

Abortion is a topic that can be hard to speak about and even listen to others share about. Many have different opinions on how big of an issue this really is. Some say it is not a big deal, while others speak out passionately against it. No matter what we think, we must take a […]

Often we have a plan of action for our lives! The things we want and why we want them are laid out in our minds, and affect our desires and the things we go after. Life does not always play out as we desire. God’s plan and his desires come to the surface and become […]

Let’s talk about the Gospel! 🙂 God has been growing Nate in his understanding of the goodness of God and trusting God. The truth is, there is purpose behind all the things that occur in our lives. We’re very grateful for how God has given such passion and clarity of the goodness of God in the […]

Steve and Des have known each other for 50 years. They have been married 43 years this May. It’s been a wild ride; life has not been easy in many ways, definitely not a walk in a rose garden. There has been a lot of brokenness and sin that has come up over the years. […]

Many of us, if not all, have passions and things we do that take our time. Spending time doing something we love is life giving and a blessing. But what would it look like if you were to take what you love to do, and allow God to use it to reach other with the […]

Politics is a diverse and complicated subject to try to understand, but that does not mean that we should ignore it at all. God’s word is truth that speaks into our lives, and we want to do all we can to allow the word of God to infiltrate every area of our lives, including politics. […]

Stephen Ministry equips and empowers lay caregivers—called Stephen Ministers—to provide high-quality, confidential, Christ-centered care to individuals experiencing difficulties or transitions in their lives. God desires to use his church, his people to care for each other. It is not biblically necessary or appropriate for us to leave this up to the professionals. God has given […]

Much of life during the holiday season can be stressful! Maybe it was poor planning, maybe the fact you have 5 kids to wrangle makes it harder. It could even be unrealistic expectations. What does it look like to find joy in the holiday season? What if this holiday season was full of hope and […]

Spending time with our God is crazy important! How do we do this and what does this look like? Sophia Lind graduated last year and is now a college student at NDSU here in Fargo, she is sharing her journey with us. What has and what does her devotional time with God look like? College […]

Many students strive to be a college athlete; the dream of being able to play at that level and to make much of Christ. Jaxon is a D1 athlete at North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo. He is a follower of Jesus who wants to honor God in all things.  What is it like […]

 We all face challenges in life and we all struggle with sin. You can call it many things: failure, hurt, destruction, letdown, etc. It can be very hard to not allow our past failures define who we are. We can carry them around as if they are a pet in our lives decades down the […]

Fitness and being in shape are things everyone wants for the most part. Some do it extremely well and others do not think about it. Is there a biblical perspective for us to consider as we think about our physical fitness? Many people would see the worldly value in this, but is there a spiritual […]

It is so easy to neglect prayer; The Parable of the Persistent Widow in Luke 18 is a great passage to study on this topic (Luke 18:1-8). Prayer is powerful, necessary, critical, and needed! We need prayer in our lives and are commanded by God to seek after Him. It is our way to seek […]

God is always doing amazing things. One of those is helping take people who are far from him and helping them understand who He is. In the process of this happening, people are “born again;” they become followers of Christ, or they become a new Christian. What does it mean that a person is a […]

I am here and ready to serve the local body of believers, and ready to get after it. Or, I am really hesitant and not sure if I should, or what area of the church I should serve in. These are often two extremes I see in the lives of many people at Bethel. Some […]

Missions. What is it and is it something I should be doing? We are stoked to have Abi talk to us about her passion for missions and what she has seen God do as she has gone out on mission. God has a heart for His people. He wants to use His people to go […]

How are you? “Oh man we are busy.” This is often what we say or hear from others we speak with. Is it true? If so, has this caused issues in our lives? Amy is going to help guide us on how creating margin in her life has helped her to thrive in her walk […]

People often tell me they are not connected to the body of believers in our church. Why is that? Do we not really love others, or is this a ginormous blind spot in our church body?  Everyone has different needs, desires, and expectations, but all people want to be cared for and loved by others. […]

Every child matters; we are all created in the image of God. Children help us see the created handiwork of God in humanity. Kristi Stroud and her family have experienced this up close and very personal. Loving the child with extra needs. Kristi helps unpack their family and how having a son with some extra […]

Our desire is to have one Worship Ministry at Bethel. This includes our Student Worship Team. What desires and expectations do we have and why do we have them? What questions should we be asking those who are on the Worship Ministry Team and those who want to join? Please enjoy the conversation where we […]

Church family we are excited to do all we can to be strategic with kids and student ministry this fall. In this episode, we talk about all the things that are taking place in our NextGen ministries this fall as we do all we can to make the make of Jesus known in every kid, […]